It has been aratherbusyyear, hence the lack of writing. At some point I’ll find the time to share a few stories but I’m mostly in STFU-mode as we continue building. From my slightly unusual vantage point across the kids, digital media and general tech sectors, here are some predictions for 2015 (2014 is here, if you’re interested). [click to continue…]

It’s interesting to watch the reaction around Secret. It seems to have successfully replicated the experience of childhood bullying and anguish for a range of (otherwise quite secure) adults. [click to continue…]

2013 was interesting. It wasn’t quite the pivotal year I imagined although I still hit about 50% of my predictions (and still reckon that Twitter/Google transaction was close). 2014 is going to be a maturing year, I don’t see many surprises but I do see a lot of consolidation coming down the line. [click to continue…]

My love of Airbnb is pretty well known. And in 2013 I’ve clocked up a lot of Airbnb time (Hours? Stays?). Normally these are LA or SF trips but this year saw me test the experience in France, Denmark, Ireland, Germany as well as several rural adventures in England. Here’s a bunch of services I’d love to see them roll out; [click to continue…]

When people think about transition periods, they usually think of going from one state to another. The reality tends to be far murkier and some of the events in the kids industry this week underline that fact; [click to continue…]